1.2.1+Create+your+profile

=**Getting to know Mahara- setting up a profile** = Once you have followed your login in link and signed up to Mahara you will see a login 'Home Page'. It will look something like the image below.



You will be able to see that there are a number of tabs across the top of the screen under the title Mahara, they are shown in green. These tabs help you to navigate to your profile, portfolio and groups. By clicking on the 'Home' tab at any stage you will come back to the page that you see currently.

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//*** Important note to remember. If at any stage you are do not know what to do roll your mouse over the Mahara link at the top left hand side of the page. This will take you to the home page or show you some hidden links next to the Mahara logo that will give you extra options.**//======

**Profile**
When you first enter Mahara you will need to set up a Profile. This tells people about you and is the place for your photo so that it is easy for others to identify you.



When you click on the Profile tab at the top of the page you will come to the above page. Just underneath the Profile tab you will notice another four tabs-


 * About me-** Here you can enter your name, the name you would like to put onto your display and any personal information you may like to put up about yourself. This is a good place to put up a little bit of an introduction about yourself.


 * Contact information**- Here you can enter personal contact information including your address, e-mail addresses, websites and any blogs that you may run.


 * Messaging-** This can be used for putting in Skype, MSN and other instant chat details if you would like to have this data made accessible.
 * General-** This includes such details as the industry you work in and your occupation.

To set up your profile choose the tab that you want to edit and fill in the details. For example if you want to edit your profile choose the first tab- Edit Profile. Your first and last name will already be there as you needed to fill in this information when you first registered.

Write the name you would like displayed on your home page for everyone to see in the box marked Display Name.

In the Introduction box write a little bit about yourself. This box works very much like a word processor and you will be able to see on the screen what you the display will look like.

Once you have completed what you want to write click on the save button at the bottom of the screen.

Adding a Profile Picture
To add a Profile Picture click on the Profile Icons tag at the top left of the screen under the green tags. This will take you to the Profile Icons page.

 To upload an image click on the browse button on the Profile Page and navigate on your computer to the image that you would like to upload. This image needs to be 16x16 and 1024x1024pixels in size. If you image is larger than this you will need to resize it before you upload it. This can be done in paint or a similar image manipulation program.

Once you have found your profile picture click on Upload and your picture will upload and be displayed for you. You can then choose to make it your default profile picture by clicking on the default button.

You can also type in an Image Title. This is often good to do in-case a person is unable to download images. This gives them an idea of what would be showing if the image was able to be seen.

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